Android Developer

Guardian News and Media Limited; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading media organization in London is seeking an Android Developer to build and test major features for their Android apps. The role requires strong skills in Kotlin, with opportunities for collaboration with a range of teams. The position offers a 12-month fixed-term contract in a hybrid work environment, along with benefits such as generous annual leave, a flexible pension scheme, and dedicated time for personal development. Ideal for those looking to grow their skills in a supportive and inclusive setting.

Benefits

30 days annual leave

Flexible public holidays

Generous pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Subsidised gym membership

Paid volunteering days

10% time for personal development

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience building and deploying Android applications.
• Aspire to be an expert in Android development and grow skills.
• Confident coding in Kotlin for Android with some experience in Java.

Responsibilities

• Build and test major new features for Android apps.
• Improve and maintain existing functionality.
• Collaborate with various stakeholders including product managers.

Skills

Android application development

Kotlin

Java

Agile development

Job description

Overview

You'll be building and testing major new features, as well as improving and maintaining existing functionality for The Guardian's Android apps. Our current codebase is 90%+ in Kotlin, but you may be required to work with Java too. You won't be coding in isolation - our culture is strongly collaborative, whether pair programming with other developers or working closely with other stakeholders. You can expect to work closely with iOS, server-side, and web engineers, and designers, product managers, editorial and commercial colleagues. You'll have a voice in all big decisions the team makes. Sometimes deciding what code to write is as hard as writing the code itself. As an engineer you'll be involved in product decisions as well as technical ones. You'll be reviewing the code of other engineers to ensure we maintain our app's high standard. You'll strive to be innovative on a daily basis, as well as at our regular hack days.

We operate in a hybrid environment. Our Software Engineers/Developers are expected to come into the office at least 1 day per week. If you want to come in more than that, that\'s great too.

Responsibilities

• Build and test major new features for The Guardian's Android apps.
• Improve and maintain existing functionality.
• Collaborate with iOS, server-side, web engineers, designers, product managers, editorial and commercial colleagues.
• Influence both product and technical decisions.
• Review code from other engineers to maintain high standards.
• Contribute innovatively on a daily basis and participate in hack days.

Qualifications

• You have demonstrated experience building and deploying Android applications.
• You aspire to be an expert in Android development with a strong interest in growing your skills.
• You are confident coding in Kotlin for Android, with some experience in Java or willingness to learn.
• You can make considered and confident choices regarding what technologies to use and when to use them.
• You drive code quality and best practices.
• You have experience with, and willingness to work in Agile development environments.

Contract & Location

The Guardian is looking for an Android Developer/Engineer to join our Apps team on a 12 month fixed term contract.

Benefits

• 30 days annual leave and the option to purchase an extra 5 days
• Flexible public holidays
• Generous pension scheme; if you contribute 5% then the Guardian will contribute 8-12% (depending on your age)
• Multi-faith prayer room
• Cycle to work scheme and subsidised gym membership
• Paid volunteering days
• 10% time - Dedicated time for personal development, separate from time spent contributing to your team\'s delivery

Culture & Wellbeing

We value and respect all differences (seen and unseen) in all people. We aspire to have inclusive working experiences and an environment that reflects the audience we serve, where our people have equal access to career development opportunities, their voices are heard and can contribute to our future. We actively encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Many of our staff work flexibly and we will consider all requests for flexible working arrangements. We offer tools to help you prioritise your wellbeing including access to our employee benefits platform which provides tailored support for health and wellbeing. In addition, we also offer free yoga and pilates classes. These run alongside our corporate gym membership and cycle to work scheme. Our canteen has views overlooking the Regents Canal and caters for breakfast, lunch and dinner.